Pegging-jack



(No Model.) G. S. DUSENBERY.

PEGGING JACK.

No. 430,732. PatentedJune 24, 1890.

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GEORGE S. DUSENBERY, OF WESTERVILLE, OHIO.

PEGGlNG- -JACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,732, dated June 24, 1890. Application filed October 12,1889. Serial No. 826,872. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE S. DUSENBERY, of Westerville, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lasting or Pegging Jacks; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exactdescription there of, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of my improved pegging-jack or adjustable last-support. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same, showing the last reversed. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional detail view. Fig. 4 is a view of the last detached. Fig. 5 shows the bifurcated standard.

This invention is an improvement in pegging-jacks or last-supports for shoemakers; and its object is to so construct the standard and last that the latter can be readily and securely placed upon the standard, and, by simply reversing its position on the standard, may be held in a horizontal or inclined position thereon, and by which construction lasts of different sizes can be interchangeably and readily mounted on the standard.

' To this end the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter clearly described and claimed, reference being had to the drawings byletters.

A designates a bifurcated standard formed of avertical rod having its lower end rounded, as at a, and formed wit-h a collar a.

B designates a socket-piece, which can be secured by screws or in other convenient manner, to the counter or bench Whereon it is desired to place the jack, and said socketpiece has an upstanding hollow stud b, the bore of which is adapted to receive end ,a of the standard and keep the latter upright while permitting it free rotatable movement. In the upper end of the standard is made a vertical V-shaped notch O, and one face of the rod transverse to the notch is flattened, as shown, while the opposite face of the rod is beveled upwardly at '0, thus forming on the end of the rod two upstanding fingers D D, which are beveled on their adjoining faces and on one outer face, as shown.

E designatesa last or jack of ordinary form and having a thickened depending portion e at the instep, and on opposite sides of said portion are formed angular recesses F F, corresponding in contour to the fingers D D of the standard. The intermediate portion f between these notches is tapered or wedgeshaped to fit the notch O of the standard, and one side of each recess F is about vertical to the sole of the last and the opposite side is inclined, as shown. As thus made, the last can be quickly placed upon the standard by turning it so as to engage the recesses F F with the fingers D D, as shown. The recesses and fingers being beveled, as described, the last will bind on the standard by its own weight and will be kept from any movement thereon unless lifted vertically, when it can be removed and another last provided with similar recesses F F can be substituted therefor. It will be observed that when the last is placed on the standard with the inclined edge of its recesses engaging the inclined faces 0 of fingers D D, the last is in a horizontal position, or nearly so; (see Fig. 1,) but by removing the last and reversing its position, so that the inclined faces of the recesses bind against the vertical faces of fingers D, the last will be held in an inclined position. (See Fig. 2.) By this construction I am able to use a number of lasts of varying sizes with one standard, and can hold the last thereon in a horizontal or inclined position by simply turning the last before placing it on the standard, and effect this without the employment of springs or catches of any kind. The standard fitting in the socket, as described, enables the last to be turned laterally to any position desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination of the standard having fingers on its upper end beveled on one side, substantially as described, with a last having a depending portion formed with recesses in its opposite sides, having one straight and one inclined edge, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination of the standard having a pair of fingers on its upper end beveled on one side and on theirinner faces, substantially as described, with a last having a depending portion formed with recesses in its opposite side, having one straight and one inclined edge and separated by a Wedge-shaped portion, all substantially as set forth.

3. The herein-described lasting or pegging jack, consisting of the standard A, having its upper end bifurcated, the fingers of the bifurcations being inclined on one side face and on their adjoining faces, and the lower end of the standard having a shoulder a, with the socket B, and the jack or last E, formed 10 with opposite recesses F F in its sides adapted to receive the fingers of the standard, all as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' GEORGE s. DUSENBERY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM THAYER, THOS. J. ALEXANDER. v 

